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53rd Jamboree on the Air
16th - 17th October 2010

In the Beginning...

The first Jamboree on the Air was held in 1958 following the success of the amateur radio station at the World Scout Jamboree at Sutton Coldfield in 1957. JOTA  is the largest international Scouting event in the world with over 500,000 Scouts and Guides taking part.

JOTA & Radio Scouting

Jamboree on the Air is the highlight of the Radio Scouting calendar, when Scouts have the opportunity to practice many of the skills they have discovered during the year. The Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group has taken part in JOTA since 1981.  

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CQ de GB4NDS......
53rd Jamboree on the Air

Our Radio Station at Overstone will be open from 2100 hrs local time on Friday 15th October and will operate until 1500 hrs local time on Sunday 17th October 2010.

We will be active on 28MHz, 21MHz, 14MHz, 7MHz and 3.5MHz on the HF bands (around the World Scout Frequencies) and also on 144MHz VHF (around 144.325MHz) and 434MHz UHF.

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Photographs of our station

During JOTA weekend we took several photographs of our activities at Overstone. Follow the links below to view this year's event or highlights from previous years.

JOTA 2005 Pictures

JOTA 2004 Pictures
JOTA 2003 Pictures
JOTA 2002 Pictures
JOTA 2001 Pictures

On the Air with Echolink?

This year we have a broadband internet connection available and will be making use of the Internet facilities to enhance our Jamboree on the Air station again this year. We hope to be on the air with Echolink which will allow us to contact Scouts around the world using amateur radio via the internet.

 

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World Scout Bureau

HB9S is the amateur radio station of  the World Scout Bureau in Geneva. Click on the badge below to find out more about their station and Jamboree on the Air around the world..

JOTA Documents & Links

fleur.gif (791 bytes) JOTA UK Fact Sheet (104k, PDF)

fleur.gif (791 bytes) Jamboree on the Air Clip-Art

 


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JOTA Badges around the World

With around 500,000 Scouts and Guides taking part in Jamboree on the Air each year, many countries issue special badges for the event. Here is one site where you can view JOTA badges from around the world - Jay's Patch Collection.

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Radio Communicator Badge

The Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group provides opportunities for Scouts to complete the Radio Communicator Badge and can also provide facilities for the Electronics badge and the IT staged activity badges.

Radio Communicator Badge

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Click on  the logos below to visit JOTA sites around the world.

Radio Scouting UK

Scouting Nederlands

World Scout Bureau

Scouts Canada

Australia

United Kingdom

Scouting Netherlands

World Scout Bureau

Scouts Canada

Australia

 

Sweden

Switzerland

Brazil

Denmark

Sweden

Switzerland

Brazil

Denmark

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